Wayne County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Wayne County, Tennessee

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Wayne County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.1%

Foreign Born

1.9%

Naturalized

0.7%

US Citizens

98.8%

Wayne County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for — Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .

Wayne County, Tennessee Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Wayne County, Tennessee Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	16,168	1.9%	98.1%
2023	16,251	1.4%	98.6%
2022	16,325	1.2%	98.8%
2021	16,350	1.0%	99.0%
2020	16,638	1.1%	98.9%
2019	16,693	1.1%	98.9%
2018	16,649	0.8%	99.2%
2017	16,713	1.7%	98.3%
2016	16,842	1.2%	98.8%
2015	16,897	1.0%	99.0%
2014	16,967	0.9%	99.1%
2013	16,996	1.0%	99.0%
2012	17,015	1.4%	98.6%
2011	16,999	1.4%	98.6%
2010	17,016	1.0%	99.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Wayne County, Tennessee

Approximately 1.9% of residents in Wayne County, Tennessee were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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